UMass Amherst is pleased to welcome the Qualitative Data Analysis Program. Learn more about QDAP-UMass by watching this presentation by its director, Stuart Shulman, and by visiting its new website.

Fountain Appointed to World Economic Forum’s Future of Governments Council
Jane Fountain, Director of the Science, Technology and Society Initiative has been appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Governments. Fountain is one of thirteen experts worldwide selected for membership on the Future of Governments Council, which will examine how governments globally might better adapt to the rapid pace of technological change while building or maintaining transparency, accountability, and civil society. [more]

Broadband Town Hall Recording Now Available
An audio recording of the April 30 Town Hall Forum on Broadband Access is now available online. A special thanks to ActiveIngredients.org for recording.

Center to Celebrate 10 Years
Attention CPPA alums: Please mark your calendars for a 10 year reunion celebration on Oct 3-4, 3008. The day will feature several panels of alumni and policy experts, networking events, cocktails and a dinner celebrating the accomplishments of all MPA/MPPA grads, faculty and CPPA staff! Stay tuned for more details.

NSF Science of Science Call for Proposals
The NSF has released a CFP for its Science of Science and Innovation Policy program. The program underwrites research that creates new explanatory models, analytic tools and datasets designed to inform the nation’s public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in S & E research is transformed into social and economic outcomes. Proposal deadline is March 18. Read more here.

S&E Ethics Course Announced
Marc Achermann has released a description of his Spring 2007 course, Ethics for Scientists & Engineers. This 2-credit course is an introduction to the variety of ethics topics found in academic research with case studies that are relevant to nanoscience and nanotechnology. Click here [pdf] for a course flyer and register today!

SSRC offers Dissertation Fellowships
The Social Science Research Council is sponsoring twelve (12) Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships in the field of Critical Studies of Science and Technology Policy, with an emphasis on comparative and international topics. The application deadline is Feb. 8. [more]